go without

English

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Verb

go without (third-person singular simple present goes without, present participle going without, simple past went without, past participle gone without)

1. (idiomatic) To forgo.

   If you forgot to bring your toothpaste, you'll have to go without.

2. (idiomatic) To be deprived of.

   The poor man's children went without supper.

See also

• do without